The Court directed the District Magistrate/Collector to dispose within three months of an appeal pending for over 11 years and dismissed the writ petition accordingly.
Exemption allowed subject to certain exceptions and a direction to dispose the pending appeal within three months.
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
SANTOSH SHARMA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Ajit Nair and Mr. Avdhesh Nuniwala, Advs.
versus
GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. ..... Respondents Through: Ms. Warisha Farasat, Adv.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A. K. CHAWLA O R D E R % 11.03.2019
CM APPL. 11307/2019
Exemption allowed, subject to just exceptions.
W.P.(C) 2424/2019 & CM APPL. 11306/2019
Instant writ petition has come to be filed seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus, in effect, to the District Magistrate/Collector (North) to dispose of appeal No.2/2008 Santosh Sharma vs. Sanjay Sharma & Ors., which is pending for the last about 11 years, but, getting adjourned from time to time, even though, it has come to be heard partly.
Ld. counsel for the respondents on her part submits that though the appeal has been heard partly, the hearing could not conclude on account of administrative exigencies and that, efforts shall be made by the DM/Collector to dispose of the appeal in a time bound fashion.
Keeping in view the fact that the appeal is pending disposal for the last about 11 years, it is desirable that such an old pending appeal is
disposed of expeditiously and preferably, within three months from today. Directed accordingly.
Petition stands disposed of.
Dasti under the signatures of the Court Master.
A. K. CHAWLA, J
MARCH 11, 2019 rc
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a District Magistrate/Collector should be directed to dispose of an appeal pending for 11 years?
Santosh Sharma
GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI
A. K. Chawla
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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